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SECOND EDITION. 
“FIELD” OFFICE, SATURDAY, 3 r.n. 
CERTAINTY OF WAR. 
The Emperor of Russia has rejected the ultimatum 
of France and England. This, it will be remembered, 
was that the Czar should, within six days from the 
receipt of the demand, signify that ho would evacuate 
the Principalities by the end of April. This informa- 
tion, which arrived to-day (Saturday), will, wo pre- 
sume, he forthwith followed by the usual formal 
Declaration of War. 
THE FIELD. 
[Saturday, 
TIIE LONDON GAZETTE. 
(Friday Evening, March 17.) 
WAR-OFFICE, March 17. 
2nd Regiment of Dragoon Guards William George Stewart, Gent., 
to bo Cornet, by purchase, vice Dick, promoted, March 17. ’ 
f.th Dragoon Guards— Ilonry Ilird Hay, Gent., to bo Cornet, by pur- 
chase, vice Oodman, promoted, March 17. 
• y ‘ l1 Dtght Dragoons -Regimental Sergeant. Major Henry Fletcher 
Dane to be Quartermaster, vlco Landers, who retires upon hulf.pav 
March 17. 
10th Light Dragoons— Augustus Alfred do Rourbcl, Gent. , to bo 
Cornet, by pnrcba.se, vice Clark, promoted, March 17. 
13tb Light Dragoons— John Dcurdcii, Gent,, to be Cornet, by pur- 
chase, vice King, promoted, March 17. 
■1st or Grenadier Regiment of l oot Guards -Tlig Hon. John Con- 
Sumline Stanley t“ be Ensign and Lloutcnnnt, bypurclmso, vice Crofton, 
uppolnted to the 7tb Foot, March 17, 
Scots Fusilier Guards Ensign Archibald Campbell Campbell, from 
tlio 70tb Fool, to bo Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Mostyn 
promoted, March 17. 
7th Foot— Second Lieutenant Ilenry Mitchell Jones, from the 60th 
Foot, to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vlco Palmer, who retires, 
March 17. 
10th Foot-Ensign Ambrose Marshall Cardew to bo Adjutant, vlco 
Barrett, who resigns the Adjutancy only, March 17. 
21st Foot— Godfroy Wentworth Beaumont, Gent., to bo Second 
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Haddock, who retires, March 17. 
22nd Foot- Ensign Thomas Newton Young (Adjutant) to bo Lieu, 
tenant, without purchase, vlco Baldwin, deceased, Jun. 3. 
[ Tower of London.— According to present arrangements, the regl- 
1 ment will receive Its new colours on Monday, move from the 'Tower to 
Winchester on Tuesday, and embark for the East about Saturday. 
On Friday (yesterday) this regiment was inspected. At 11 o’clock the 
men fanned on the Tower-parade, and General Turner, Colonel Hay, 
Lieutenant-Colonel Unelt, and other officers, went through the ranks, 
minutely inspecting each man. The regiment was then put through 
evolutions, at the close of which the men formed In column, when 
General Turner addressed some observations commending their dis- 
clpllne, and referring to the nature of the service on which they were 
about to proceed. The 19th when it marched into the Tower was only 
600 strong, but by volunteers from other regiments and recruits it 
now musters 1,000 bayonets. 
The Baltic Fleet — Malls, to be forwarded on Sunday from 
Portsmouth, by Her Majesty's ship Boseawen or Desperate, will be 
made up at the Post-Office this evening i Saturday), containing letters 
for the fleet in the Baltic. .Soldier's and seamen's letters will be sent 
under the usual regulations. Officers' letters will be subject to a packet 
rate of is. »d. per half-ounce, which must be paid In advance. No charge 
will be made for newspapers. 
Woolwich.— The Mope, hired transport steam-vcssel, has men em- 
ployed In coaling her during the whole night, ns well ns day, in order 
to get ready for sea as she Is to take out the Commissariat officers and 
stores, the former being under orders to embark for Malta on Monday 
DCXt. J 
1 to 1 Ruby (offered) 
7 to 1 Champagne (taken) 
Derby. 
6 to 1 agst Autocrat (offered) 
7 to 1 King Tom (offered) 
9 to 1 Dervish (taken) 
20 to 1 - — Marsyas (taken) 
30 to 1 Andover (taken) 
40 to 1 Bessus (taken) 
50 to 1 Boiardo (taken) 
3000 to 15 Ostrogoth ( wanted) 
1000 to 15 Early Bird (ditto) 
Oaks. 
5 to I agst Meteora (offered) 
2fit!i Foot-Georgo Edmund Phipps Trent, Gent, to bo Ensign, bv 
purchase, vice Uayne, who retires, March 17. 
30th Foot— Llcntonunt Campbell Barber Browne, from 84th Foot to 
be Lieutenant, vlco Tongue, promoted, without purchase, to an Un. 
uttaehed Company, March 17. 
47th Foot Lieutenant Thomas Roper to bo Adjutant, vice PllkJntr. 
ton, who resigns the Adjutancy only, March 17. 
COtli Fool— James llarc, Gent., to be Second Lloutenant. by purchase, 
vice II. M. Jopes, promoted lu tlio 7th Foot, March 17 
C8tli Foot-Ensign Herbert Vanglmn, to bo Lieutenant by purchase, 
vice \\ I. w. Garfortb, who retires; James Marshall, Gent., to bj 
Ensign, by purebuse, vlco Vaughan, March 17. 
69th Foot— Lieutenant uud Adjutant John Lindsay Maclean, to bo 
Captain, by purchase, vice Parker, who retires, March 17 
~ -9th Foot John Macdonald Lcltli, Gent., to be Ensign! by purchase 
Guards'Marcl^T^ 11111 ^ 01 P romotctl l»tlic Scots Fusilier 
l.y1!mSZtST'™ hm U " “ '« »« 
Brlngndo-Lelutomuit John Thomas Cochrane, B om Paymaster 
7.ld F oot, to be F list Lieutenant, vlco Peter Macdonald, promoted w Rh* 
ttntnTni 1 * 0 ’ *? an UnattachcJ Company ; Second Lieutenant ilonry 
G ? 0 to bc F . ll8t Lieutenant, by purchase, vlco'Cochranc who 
’ t0 b0 SCC0 " d Lleulonnn ' t ’ b * P urc hnae, 
-£ bT£SsV« Go,it - to 
ADMIRALTY, March 14. 
£ fRoyal Murines— Lieut- Colonel David M'Adain to be Colonel 
Second Commandant, vlco Giles, rallied on full pa y Brevet Mmor 
Samuc Hawk Ins, to be Llcut-Coionol, vice M‘Adam,promotod ; ^ ® 
Liout. Henry Bates Leonard to bo Captain, vice Hawkins promoted 
Sari ^oZlcIl ' 1 " Edw * rrt Htt,1,Uny ’ ,0 bo First ^“tenant ^ 
COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORI) LIEUTENANTS 
iBSWSttenr* ^ ,o b ° * m* 
tenon”. VV *' Mn Mimia-trcUorlcH Philips, Esq, to bo First Lieu- 
1st or Royal East Middlesex Re.Tnicnt of MillHn r n « i> . 
Fn '. ,Unlck G«nt. io bo E„ ffVfccf 9 8fl * G ° nt ” 
2 d or Edmonton Royal Rlffo Regiment „r 
William ConUsT vVscSSrt 1 & lR “ in,ta ~ 
43rd Light Infantry, to bo Captain vlco Griffith.* 1 * vl8 llcr Guard » '»‘d 
4th or Royal South Mid® l eglmiK 
sswsw’ 
Miuu. 
SiSfJ** 1 *’ 1 ' ,c “ crl ' k w , vM^STvkSSS& 
2nd Cornwall Rides Mllltla-Jomcs Ciunboll Gent 
Th„T«n , ;;s ,1 " ei ! 0n to be Second Ltoutcnant ’l 
Jrcb o Riflcs-Sau>ual Goor g° Lav 111, Gent, to bo Firs 
, late Second 
, Murch H. 
March 9. uent., to bo First Lieutenant, 
^Wcst Essex Militia E'dwnrd Brett, Gent, to be Lieutenant, March 
^®^*^^^o°be^Ll^HJSS^Marcb*n '* ‘° b ° 
Captain ^obcrt^CHvM^^*LIcutei]^^S^^^^ rtceT ,,, rf F \\^ n '' ,dl-y ~ 
moled, March 10. racuienaut-LOlonol, vice Lord Ward, pro- 
«-»• o™t.. 
March. UKOr llnmUton Campbell, promoted, lath 
LATEST FROM MALTA. 
Malta, Mareh 12— The 33rd Regiment, by the Emu, and the 2nd 
Rides, by the \ ulcnn, came into port yesterday. The Manilla (00- 
norsc screw) arrived this morning, after a long voyage of eighteen 
days from Southampton Water 
We have already Commissariat difficulties in the island. Complaints 
are made that such a regiment la left without coals-that another has 
no lights nor candles - that another has suffered from exposure to 
cold at night under canvas, when they ought to have been under 
a cover of a more substantial nature -that In some cases “short 
w-T ?« l, i ,al ! y r rL '!! " p £ n n P ortlon of ,,IC nicn . “"<1 that forage 
i. u V.° i’?, 1,11,1 for lhu horses. The Commissariat are said to 
'r? « i tlIlt the - v . recclTe(1 110 proper Instructions to prepare for the force. 
8 v r * I) »°« rt l . CUr , r ''" t tllut ll,c ,,cxt division from England will not 
(I . flr b l ir n ,lt / a u’, ,’ ut P roceod to the East direct. It is to be hoped 
the first division will leave the Island before the second arrives. As it 
, 1 evcr >’ regiment that conics In must encamp. The vast and sudden 
increase of nieat-consumlng animals ut Malta has nearly produced a 
famine, or ut least a disagreeably low ebb in beef and mutton. On 
Monday Inst there were only 100 head of cattle left, and, with a ponu- 
lullon of 320,000— with a brigade of Guards and eleven regiments in 
garrison, nnrl the crews of three frigates to fecd-lt may easily be 
tl,c ovors of flesh " would have been In a bad way at 
the end of tlio week. On Tuesday morning, however, tlic Vcctls re- 
turned from 1 unis, with news that there was a good stock of cattle 
about the country, and bringing herself 188 Moorish oxen. M, 
■> Captain of the \ cctls, left the Research cutter and an officer 
of the Commissariat thcro to provide for future supplies. The Com 
mlssarlut have been very active lately. 1 1 ^om- 
Bills in English and Itulian are posted In every street of Valotta 
Informing • put ties desirous df Joining the Commissariat Department’ 
under the orders of Commissary. General Fllder, about to proceed with 
*i ,c “M> ora >;y c lcrks, assistant storekeepers, 
intoi preteis, &c„ tlmt they may “freely apply to Assistant Com 
mlasury-Gcnoral Strickland;" und there is this very significant uddl- 
U° n ’— , V' 08e conve, ' 5 »" , I "Itli English, Italian, Modern Greek, and 
f k ‘* h ton{rtiagei,or thcLingua-Franca of tiieEastwill be preferred-’’ 
and all sorts of warlike mechanics, armourers, farriers, wheelwrights. 
M X V o'*:* \ V r"^?, 0n , -r 1 U cn ‘ a 1,1 ( ftke, s Ul c >" much request. 
Mai.ia, March 13. -From Constantinople we learn that the Vuuban 
and l-ury have been sent with despatches from the Admirals to the 
Russian authorities at Sebastopol and Odessa. The Fury delivered 
!pin,r a thiA CSSI1 ’ bul h n Vauban did not succeed at Sebastopol, chains 
1 FA R n (b> ,' s “ b ™ ar,nc a "d European telegraph).— Tlio price of coni 
has fallen decidedly; the fall was at least 2f. per hectolitre Bariev 
tea tlmra hn/ 1 } ® n ? r0portio 'V 1 n all the markets round 
i aris Hicic lias been a corresponding fall. 
Rne/te.V^o^'i^rT? 1 ! V’L 2 "* 1 the Grand Duke Conslonllno in- 
spcclcd the ilcit at Helsingfors, ihe Emperor was cxnecled (here in « 
CO The Sw? H h U,fS ° f B ° t,mI ° r d Elnland 'arc stuf covcrc^^vi'th 
e MtH nl’n , S hn nnfrif ?pc ^? , cport , that •"°- 000 Russians are employed in 
cutting n channel from Constrndt to Sweaborg. 1 J 
>ron°tG2um n ^n‘ 1 C , l | l .n 3 ! -1 ! 1 ' 0 cn "’- fll e' l ‘cs Christopher Colomb and 
“ d t °’I ,ay ,01 ' M'u-scl les, to receive on board the General 
l»r fvSrieltcn ^‘frnrn ‘ a ‘ ‘ tl,c expedition to Constantinople. 
(,.,wd,i ci U A'gicra announce tlmt the various regiments in- 
ended for service in the East arc proceeding to the place of ombarkn 
tlon. The battalion of native riflemen which formed the garrison of 
s catn-frigales Furious and Vuuban, which arc dni cxpcMed bnik 
'/ " °d < ; M ;b Varna, Ac. On Sunday, the 26th nit., her ' MalStV’a 
ssa; ,,avc “ E * in “ «» msa? 
h V’n ™’ l eb ‘ 23 - -To-day I hired n Bulgarian peasant, with his ot 
andVnco Soldier U ®r.”^k “ Dd of my C0,n I« u ' i ° 11 . » Hungarian’ 
SS swS. as ass. 
Hun Id iiiuV;;,:, J 1U1 " u " 1S '«U1 are roaming about- and 
“r 'i or'C a 
BETTING AT MAWm.ns'Pnii _T?n. 
| HiuTiiuuii, 
by a detachment ofCurW necnT. ** V ™ ' UUtCS bcfory G b'clock, escorted 
— " d 1 ““ df' cone' ed fng A tJ i e dcnmmufc fai ;"«>dcd to 
refused. 
at Cambridge, and ,le,n„„a DIunt ’ MftI « ttret ^ofessor of Divinity. 
Warwick Handicap. 
2 agst Cleveland (4 to 1 taken freely) 
, ~ Buttress colt (taken and offered) 
* hellnn (8 to 1 taken) 
_ 1 Communist (taken) 
Grand Annual Ste.kplkciiase. 
7 to 2 agst Trout (taken) 
° t0 > Oscar (offered) 
Nortiiamtonshire Stakes. 
«. to l agst Lamprocles (taken 13 to 2) 
' ,0 i Deflunce (taken) 
4 “ — Kingston (taken' 
7 “ — Anthony (offered) 
Metropolitan Handicap. 
7 to 
6 to 
7 to 
8 to 
100 to 
100 to 
IRISH TURFIANA. 
Paddy Carey, by Burgundy out of Circe, has been put to the sl„a 
and will bo located for the season at Hillsborough, County Down lUQ ’ 
Freckle, by Magpie, Ihe first of the celebrated Brunette's produce Hid 
has appeared in public, made her debut at Newbridge on Monday in,. 
She is a very small animal, without any of the points of her invineihu 
dam; and Judging from her performance in her maiden slceplechfun 
she must improve considerably, to be worthy of tlio high blood frm? 
which she has sprung. wnl 
The articles of the Meath Hunt and Trim Steeplechases have been 
issued, by which wo perceive that two cups, and .£130 in monov will 
bo added to the different events. 
Tlie committee of management of the Navan Steeplechases hnvc sue 
eceded after all, In getting an excellent course contiguous to the town 
so that the meeting will take place on the day originally fixed on, tho 
4th of April* 
Mr. Courtney, the owner of Cock Robin, who wns killed at the 
Belfast Steeplechases last week, refused a short time previously a largo 
figure for the horse, but such a favourite was he, that he could not lio 
induced to part with him. Cock Robin was the winner of several stee- 
plechases In the South of Ireland, and on nearly every occasion « n » 
ridden by Mr. Canny, a gentleman who Is unfortunately deaf and 
LrvKRPOoi Yacht Club.— T ho monthly meeting of tills club was 
held on Wednesday evening, at the club-room, Adclplii Hotel, when 
five more members were added to the list, and ten others proposed for 
ballot at the next meeting, which will be held at the Marine Club- 
room. Several yachts belonging to the club are now getting ready 
and will be soon afloat. A new yacht, the “ Priestess,” of 14 tons, i,n S ’ 
been added to the club within the lust week, and will, wc believe 
carry a broad pendant. ’ 
STEEPLECHASE AT LA MARCHE. 
A Fans correspondent writes :-The first sporting event of the 
season came off on Sunday lost, nt La Marche, near Paris, with great 
eclat, in presence of an immense number of spectators, whom tho 
combined attractions of tho racing, the fineness of the weather tlio 
beauty of the park, and thcjcxpected jTiesence of their Slnjestles’lmd 
drawn to the spot, not only Bom Paris, but the surrounding villages- 
and the number of carria2cs, and well mounted equestrians gave a 
brilliant and animated aspect to the scene. Their Majesties, whoso 
splendid equipages (especially the cattle) attracted tho admiration of 
ull connoisseurs of horse flesh, arrived soon after three, accompanied 
by 1 rlnco Napoleon and Prince Murat, and were received with loud 
demonstrations of respect. The business commenced immediately 
afterwards. The course was twice round tlic park, but with numerous 
windings, winch added considerably to its length, making it nearly 
five English miles. Tlic leaps were about twenty in number, and 
consisted of hedges and fences, which to an habitue of Melton would 
have appeared mere child's play, and of a tolerably stiff ditch and 
bank with a respectable brook. The wliolo course, however, put tho 
mettle of both horses and men to a severe test, for out ot fiReen 
starters, but a sorry remainder of four came in at the winning post. 
The proceedings were as follows B 1 
Stakes 1,500 francs; entry 25 francs, for horses never having run in 
steeplechases or hurdle races before; tho second horse to receive 500 
francs, and the third 300 ftancs out of the entiles; distance, 5 English 
ral C niViI. P !<’ Gentlemen riders, 10 st., jockeys to carry 5 lb. extra; 
17 entries , 15 inn, but only the following were placed : — 
Mr Gibbon's li.Hopcfu 1 , aged (Bloomfield) 1 
M. Pclhcrs in. Rebecca, aged (Noel) 2 
ii. Dclumnnc's h. Walsinan, aged (Vicomtc dc Lnuriston) 3 
M. (le Salvcrte s h. Mnmeluck, aged (Hodden 4 
? wi ,'L R tu G '° ,10rscs being mostly unknown in sporting 
ciiclcs, was insignificant. The start was a good one, but at the first 
fence a great number of horses bolted, and rcftiscd, while others, throw- 
ing their riders, continued the race by themselves. M. Knot’s maro La 
xih.T , ? Cut °\ , I t r ,be runni »g- closely followed by Mameluck, and 
. I. dc- Lauriston on Walsman. At tlic brook La Ronaine gave wav, Wals- 
man and Mameluck taking it in gallant style, followed at short inter- 
vals by Hopeful, M. Carter's Cliulo, and Ribeeca. The race here be- 
(?° St ? scltin S> a "d Walsman taking the lead was already looked 
»i n “f n IC "; ,nne *; : ,IC b 's place well up to a fence at the foot of 
the Inti, where he stopped short, but although bis rider's skill ulti- 
vn tt wi °, VC1 'i he 1 ‘ a , d lost lli3 V!1,!,: 'ge ground. Hopeful here 
l allied forward at n tremendous pace, took the fence flying, Chulo fol- 
lowing close upon him, when he fell. Hopeful then lmd it all his own 
way, rattled up to the front, and mnking'all the running up the hill 
ca ?.^ ' vinncl ' ; Rebecca second, Hopeful third, and Mumc- 
m?<nin??-ii' n 1 le , lnce ®?, c,tcd the greatest interest, their Majesties re- 
“ 3 ” " e , ““ ,l . ie close - 1 h , e next meeting at La Marche, a (handicap) 
Srnrl?,„' 13 a ""°, linc .ed for the 2nd of April ; stakes 8,000 francs, 
with COO Bancs added. Twenty-one horses are entered. 
BEVERLEY SPRING MEETING. 
9 8Ubs I)A M^ n Dnnhv-7^^ PL r Cl,A8 , E Sweepotakes.-Fout miles; 
hi I V 6 5. Olive Egg (late Holdemess), Mr. Dauby, 
beat Mult uni in Pnrvo, Owner, (2)- Tallv IIo Mr 
D]ack m&t, A. B. , Kalafot, aiid^pJratcf" Won°by six 
lengths , the second beating the third by a neck. * 
Ihe Selling Hurdle Stikp« _Mr n r 
Liverpool, SaVunfoV *12 x, ght; , 
9 to 
12 to 
100 to 
100 to 
20 to 
20 to 
25 to 
25 to 
1 agst Jonathan Martin (taken) 
{ Virago (taken and off.) 
7 Ariosto (taken) 
® Lamprocles (taken) 
J ~ — Annie Sutherland (taken) 
J Haco (taken) 
1 Muscovite (taken) 
1 Llndrick (off.) 
Chester Cup. 
j agst Nc-wmlnstci- (take 25 to I) 
J Brown Brandy (taken) 
3 Tulfourd (off.) 
3 Sandbuiut (taken) 
J Dr. O'Toole (taken freely) 
1 ~ Baalb «o (tuken freely) ' 
;• Thousand guineas Stake. 
3 to i agst Boiardo (taken ) 
S JuSl c£ar Mi! tvSr° S T egl0r T’l Eshibiti0 »- Mi^Fbhel! 
anu Julius Cawar. V o n by a neck ; same bet ween second and third. 
OXFORD AQUATICS. 
The University Eight-Oared Torpid Races commenced in ti,„ 
noon of Friday, the 19th instant, and have been cont nnefl ?nVi I , 
fe oftbefol ,o wmgdays, Monday and Wedne^ay S ani oSg 
Balliol o nS ro i fl * 
st x jobSa st) .. :::::: 5 oiiee C1 “ ,r ‘ :h ^ 1 st) • * " • ip 
Wadham r pSSL/i’Vx 12 
resultedJn^Exeter bumDln^'RafiiAi tlie a,ld boats, which 
took the place of oi ■ w £1^ n, Saunders’s- bridge. Wadham 
bumped Exeter (2nd) at tho Gut eKig^ “ d Cl “' i6t Church (2nd) 
iplillsglgiH 
rTh^Set University ...pp£,ed 
had n P yoacheKeVut e " nd J ““ bumped before they 
wiln“g portTthi S s 0 wa^«^o W dDDu^d b h n I PCd BaUio1 ’ 1 'gbt on the 
Con.iuittee nroved that ' ’ , b 7 a reference to the above 
20 to 
•25 to 
100 to 
J00 to 
40 to 
40 to 
T 
first and second bouts— Hrnsenoso and Fxetlr nfl< 
exciting races tlmt ever tZv Lxetei— was one of tho most 
“-bead until arriving at th^CherweR Vh™ w l8 \ Tho I fo, ™ c f lip P‘ 
gaining gradually, made a galUm E ? etcP ’ , who had bc T" 
Cherwoll, which Brasenose could not st L' ,CU - f r’T U . P °w ,‘ C 
Exeter was declared head of n ’ amidst loud shouts, 
Pembroke when und«- the WlUo?, U^eraity took the !ead from 
close to the Gut nn»»n. 1 ’* ul0 '|s . and Worcester bumped Oriel, 
way through the Gut. ° bum P ed Christ Church, when about half 
Exeter HFTli Ra CE — Tiiurotvy, March 16m. 
at the Barge. 
in the Gut. 
Worcester 
Jesus ] G,e Short Willows. 
Q men’s 
1 Oh. Cli. | just above Saunders's 
2 Ch. Cli. ) Bridge. 
2 Exeter. 
For continuation of Latest, see Pane 247. 
